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State House: Terry Elected to 48th District, Sparks Re-Elected to 49th District

Nov 05, 2014 at 12:12 am by Bryan Barrett


Dr. Bryan Terry will be the new State Representative in District 48, succeeding Joe Carr who ran for U.S. Senate. Terry, a Murfreesboro physician, says healthcare will be a big issue for the upcoming General Assembly...

Dr. Terry, a republican, defeated democrat Bill Campbell 67-percent (9,065) to 33-percent (4,485).

49th District State Representative Mike Sparks will remain in office, defeating Democratic challenger Mike Williams by 3,247 votes. The Smyrna Republican held off a primary challenge by 352 votes to move to the primary...

Sparks says one issue he'll raise in the next General Assembly will be the cost of textbooks for college students. He adds the budget, education and healthcare will remain big concerns on Capitol Hill in Nashville.

34th District Representative Rick Womick and 37th District Representative Dawn White, both Republicans, ran unopposed.

HEAR BRYAN BARRETT'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT DR. BRYAN TERRY...

HEAR BRYAN BARRETT'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVE MIKE SPARKS...

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